Premiership · Matchday 31
West Ham United v Manchester United
3–5
Manchester United beat West Ham United 5–3 at Boleyn Ground on Saturday 16th March 2002 in the Premiership. David Beckham (17', 89'), Nicky Butt (22'), Paul Scholes (55') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (64') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Steve Lomas 1–0
- 17' David Beckham 1–1
- 20' Frederic Kanoute 2–1
- 22' Nicky Butt 2–2
- 27' Gary Neville
- 43' Sebastian Schemmel
- Half Time
- 55' Paul Scholes 2–3
- 64' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2–4
- 73' Tomas Repka
- 78' Jermain Defoe 3–4
- 81' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
- 84' Diego Forlan for Solskjaer
- 87' Quinton Fortune for van Nistlerooy
- 89' David Beckham pen 3–5
- Full Time 3–5
Match Facts
Starting XI
West Ham United Lineup
Starting XI
1 David James G
2 Tomas Repka D
3 Nigel Winterburn D
5 Vladimir Labant D
7 Christian Dailly D
10 Paolo Di Canio F
11 Steve Lomas M ⚽
14 Frédéric Kanouté F ⚽
21 Michael Carrick M
26 Joe Cole M
30 Sebastian Schemmel D
Substitutes
16 John Moncur
17 Shaka Hislop
19 Ian Pearce
25 Jermain Defoe on ⚽
33 Richard Garcia
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Glenn Roeder
West Ham United
Match Information
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 106 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 106 times: 45W 23D 38L.
1 Jan 2001 W 3–1 PL 28 Jan 2001 L 0–1 FAC 8 Dec 2001 L 0–1 PL
16 Mar 2002 W 5–3 This match
17 Nov 2002 D 1–1 PL 14 Dec 2002 W 3–0 PL 26 Jan 2003 W 6–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →